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Yeah, like others have pointed out, Final Fantasy VI and Chrono Trigger in the HD-2D style would be incredible. Since the Pixel Remaster series is already coming to Switch, though, I’ll more realistically “settle” for an HD-2D Chrono Trigger to complement the remastered Chrono Cross (and to complete the trifecta of SNES classics Secret of Mana/FFVI/Chrono Trigger released on Switch, please and thank you).

Xenogears would also be amazing, but that probably has some legal hell in the way. Since they’re digging up lesser known classics, an HD-2D remaster of Treasure Hunter G or Bahamut Lagoon would also be pretty cool.

Gods, I wish Iwata-san had been able to see the success of the Switch. Still very missed, and will be for a long time indeed. Looking back on his Direct presentations is a fun, bittersweet reminder of just how special he was, and I appreciate that Nintendo continues to honor him with the format today. Others may copy it now, but none have the excitement of an incoming Nintendo Direct.

@Swirly Right on. Hope it works out, and that you totally love it!

@Swirly Granted, you’re probably going to get some pretty biased opinions around here (heh), but as for mine, I’d wholeheartedly say it’s worth it. Very worth it. I still rock a launch Switch, but have been considering OLED. Mostly play undocked, but enjoy having the opportunity to play docked when the occasion arises (couch multiplayer with my kid and/or friends being a fairly common occurrence). The games lineup is incredible, there are frequent sales (albeit less so with first party content), and it’s very easy to develop a backlog of stuff to keep you busy. It’s hard to overstate how little the novelty has worn off of being able to take your games library, and all your saved content, with you on the go. It’s not the only device that lets you do that nowadays, but it’s arguably the best overall package for it.

@Eddy7eddy Yeah, honestly, I’d be pretty surprised if Switch didn’t eventually either meet or exceed the DS or PS2 numbers, by the end of its lifecycle. At present, it seems like sales would have to fall off a cliff starting right now for that to happen, and yet it already has the makings of a pretty strong CY2023 before we’ve even seen the first Direct of the year.

@johnedwin Indeed, but gonna respectfully disagree; PS3 launched at a pretty eye-watering 599 US Dollars and a slim launch lineup, plus the release pipeline for PS2 at the time was still pretty solid. It took quite awhile for PS3 to find its footing, compared to the launches of PS1 and PS2. If anything was taking away from PS2 sales at the time, I’d say it was probably Xbox 360. Certainly doesn’t preclude the notion that currently available, more powerful hardware could take away from Switch sales in the near future, but Nintendo looks to be in probably the strongest position anyone could hope for right now.

Some additional context makes this even more impressive, honestly:

• The PS2 was on sale for 13 years
• The DS was on sale for around 12 or so
• The PS4 is still on sale nearly 10 years later (I suspect we’ll start seeing talk of it being discontinued over the next year or so)

Given that Switch has almost certainly either met or exceeded PS4 sales, its lifetime sales to date is not only impressive on its own, but arguably even more so that it has sold so well in around half the time as the two top selling consoles ever made. That is absolutely bonkers. Who knows if Switch will sustain that momentum for another 4 or 5 years (or longer), but it seems to be selling much faster than the consoles ahead of it in lifetime sales.

Still read this site frequently, and haven’t commented in awhile, or much ever, but…that subtitle is in really poor taste. I get the reference, and it’s clear that others do, too, but there are going to be readers who won’t, and on top of that, it coming at a time when antisemitic violence is on the rise across the globe just further perpetuates a general apathy to that problem at best, if not outright promoting it as “funny”. I’m sure it seemed like a good joke, but I’d urge y’all to reconsider that position.

Randomly checked the site about a half hour before the availability to claim reward codes was supposed to go live, and was able to claim early. Grateful to have ordered my set, but Nintendo still definitely underestimated the demand for these. :/

Excellent artwork. Can’t wait to see what’s next for the series. Holy crap, it’s been 10 years already! Fingers crossed for a Xenoblade 3 (or what have you) sooner rather than later.

I personally think....why not both?

Monolith reminds me very much of 90s heyday Squaresoft, I’ll pretty much play anything they create at this point. That said, Xenoblade is definitely the RPG behemoth for Nintendo, it makes sense they would want to keep that brand strong. Just please, please, please don’t fall into the same trap of self-referential cash-cowing that ultimately ruined Square.

Speaking of Square, I wonder how “small scale” a partnership between them and Monolith to remake/remaster Xenogears for Switch would end up being...a person can dream, at least.

Argh, bummer. Been waiting for this one, hopefully the extra time will result in a better game on Switch.

Might give this one another go; despite it originally being the long-desired series return to Nintendo that I’d hoped for, it was...well, not what I’d hoped for. Perhaps the passage of time (and the addition of online multiplayer) will help me feel differently about this game now.

I still regularly play games from the 80s and 90s, can’t say I’m too worried about the resolution. The next couple of days are going to go by very slowly.

I’ve been hoping for a port of Hexen or Hexen II at some point, but this looks like it’ll do nicely.

@BabyYoshi65 Only one way to find out, I suppose.

I sincerely hope this doesn’t spell the permanent end of Nintendo Direct. In recent years, I feel it had taken on a deeper meaning as an homage to Iwata-san, and this would be an undeserved end to what has been otherwise entirely enjoyable messaging from Nintendo on upcoming products.

@retro_player_77 Oh, I don’t mean to hate on it, really. I’m quite happy with both libraries on Switch. But there do seem to be some strange omissions, nearly two years in. And I suspect much of that is largely out of Nintendo’s hands.

It sure does seem like Nintendo has had a hard time licensing more desirable titles for either the NES or SNES libraries. That said, the SNES version of Wild Guns is a welcome addition.

Well, if that wasn’t one hell of a Metroid tease at the end...

This looks amazing! Awesome that it launches soon, too. Nintendo nailed the “surprise and delight” on this one.

Unfortunate that it sounds like Future Connected is a bit of a tack-on addition, but my goodness, I can’t wait to see how the rest of this version looks and plays.

@Reigestugatensho I hope it’s great, too! LEGO Star Wars is too much fun.

I tried this game on iPhone when it came out, and while the production quality was commendable for a F2P mobile game, it just wasn’t that much fun to play for very long. The barrier to entry is low, at least, and may scratch that occasional Elder Scrolls itch for a few minutes, but for your time, I’d say you’re probably going to get more out of a proper RPG — not the least of which being Skyrim itself.

Hoping this isn’t the start of a trend going forward, as the next gen starts getting underway...

This seems to be pervasive across the industry, not just to Nintendo; the most recent Inside Xbox seems to have been underwhelming for fans (I can’t speak to it myself, I’m solely a Nintendo player these days), and Sony has announced next to nothing about PS5. I’m content to know that Nintendo has more up its sleeves, and not feel particularly entitled to demand more than that.

@johnvboy Good to know! I didn’t play that one, but fingers crossed The Skywalker Saga has similar performance. The issue I usually had with Switch LEGO games was frame rate, more than resolution. If they pull it off, my thumbs are ready.

I sincerely hope this shows performance improvement over prior LEGO releases on Switch. Star Wars is far and away my favorite licensed LEGO property, really looking forward to this!

I wonder if this guidance is related to a potential Switch XL in the works to counter the decline in sales of the base model, but impacted by constraints on manufacturing and shipping.

I will be so sad if this skips Switch. Mass Effect 3 may not have sold well on Wii U, but that’s mostly because nothing sold well on Wii U.

Thank goodness Xenoblade will probably take me all year to fully complete.

@jtmnm It’s been a good year, but I think the year 2000 would like its title back. Final Fantasy IX, Chrono Cross, Vagrant Story, Dragon Quest VII, Wild Arms 2, Breath of Fire IV, Lunar 2, Persona 2, just to name a few.

The more I look at this, the more it feels like a full-on remake, instead of just a simple remaster. Absolutely can’t wait!